{"product_id":"walter-verdin-and-various-artists-minimalize-your-reworks","title":"Walter Verdin (And Various Artists) - Minimalize Your Reworks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eFresh arrival from Antwerp, Belgium!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe got a box of this mammoth double 12\" rework collection, bringing together twelve (12!) artists -- namely: Peaking Lights, Jlin, Céline Gillain, Transistorcake, Sagat, Beton Brut, Legowelt, Ossia, DJ Marcelle, Hypnoskull, The Hafler Trio and Annelies Monseré -- to remix a 1981 piece called 'Minimalize' by (cult belgian new wave \/ experimental musician) Walter Verdin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside, you'll find an expertly curated selection of differing reworks, spanning a whole host of inspired versions - from industrial dubwise, to grime, to trance \/ wave \/ gabber, synth-laden electro, footwork, and deep hushed experimental minimalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cut and mastered to a very fine degree, across two 12\"s, and served in a fittingly minimalistic sleeve art, including insert lyric poster - this one is a real nice package - we dare say you do get your money's worth here, in terms of quality control and culture-spanning archival work.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eWe like this personal viewpoint from Philippe, the brain behind Cortizona Records, who attempted to guide us through the twelve remixes... have a read, and make sure to - you know what we're gonna say - turn up the volume as you do so. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"‘Minimalize Your Reworks’ features contributions from a wide range of musicians. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attempt to give you a description, here I go: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeaking Lights delivers a motorik manifesto for lost 80’s kids with nostalgia for coin up games at a desolated Luna Park. Stripped down demented disco to keep the heartbeat in a trance. \u003cbr\u003eJlin injects the old school vibe with a shot of firing future footwork reshaping it in a dazzling abstract bass buzzer. \u003cbr\u003eCéline Gillain sculpts Verdin's mantra into a brand new story dribbling between deadpan bubblegum dance hall and tongue in\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e cheek wordy rappinghood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA slow burning technicolor dream fading into a throbbing new ecstatic reality is maybe the best way to describe Transistorcake's translation of the original composition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElectronic body music of a Blade Runner generation chasing a Stranger Things reality in an upside down world: Sagat's version explores new horizons for sure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeton Brut goes for the short sharp shock and flips Walter's analogue tape advice into an insane grimey gabbercore classic for the year 2525. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's around the same time era where you can find the spirit of Legowelt's goofy robotic interpretation of Minimalize: Star Trekking across the universe, boldly going forward with the vocoder and the 808 until everyone's dancing or at least moving their feet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it an earthquake? Am I having a heart attack? Is this how the light at the end of the tunnel sounds? Only Ossia knows. Together with his vintage echodeck he's exploring and pushing dub \u0026amp; Mego boundaries here. Stretching the Bristol maximum out of the minimum with a thrilling result. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDJ Marcelle takes bass to another level in her Space Invaders Remix, deconstructing and splicing sound into a new form of what could be an anchor point for inzane Johnnies testing and fine-tuning their boombox car sound system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Stevens aka the anti-techno warrior aka Hypnoskull slams your brain with an industrial stomper - banging like a 1984 anthem - straight outta George Orwell ghetto. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hafler Trio knocks on the doors of perception and enters your sonic soul with hidden subliminal messages like only Andrew McKenzie can. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Annelies Monseré transcends cosmic minimal frequencies from another dimension into an unknown maximalized spectrum. Just with her voice and harmonium she creates acoustic shoegaze and a hauntingly hypnotizing mantra of 8 minutes and 10 seconds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOriginal composition and production by Walter Verdin, written in 1981. \u003cbr\u003eReworks and interpretations by Peaking Lights, Jlin, Céline Gillain, Transistorcake, Sagat, Beton Brut, Legowelt, Ossia, DJ Marcelle, Hypnoskull, The Hafler Trio and Annelies Monseré.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere you have it, the full package! It's a special thing, no doubt. Hats off to Cortizona for this brave action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003eLtd Edition double 12\" package, shrinkwrapped and with insert poster.\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Gert Van Hoof at Cochlea Mastering Antwerp - cut by Frederic Alstadt at Mont Analogue. 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